Wise Words – Monday, December 22, 2025
A Memorable visit to Azerbaijan and Israel: And a Final Hankuah Note I recently returned from a ten-day trip to Azerbaijan and [...]
Shabbat Shalom – Friday, December 5, 2025
This week in Parashat Vayishlach, we encounter Jacob at a moment of profound liminality. He stands on the threshold between what has been and [...]
70 Faces of Israel
70 Faces of Israel Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback November 21, 2025 | 1 Kislev, 5786 Your browser does not support the audio [...]
Shabbat Shalom – Friday, November 21, 2025
I’m writing this message from Jerusalem, where I am concluding a unique interfaith journey of discovery and understanding co-led with my partners and [...]
Shabbat Shalom – Friday, November 14, 2025
Greetings from Israel, where I’m leading a unique interfaith journey of discovery and understanding. This past Wednesday, I spent an inspiring hour [...]
Wise Words – Monday, November 3, 2025
30 Years Since Rabin Over this past summer, I read Ayelet Tsabari’s somewhat autobiographical novel, Songs for the Brokenhearted (recommend!). While it is mostly [...]
Shabbat Shalom – Friday, October 31, 2025
From Rabbi Yoshi: Reflections from the World Zionist Congress in Jerusalem This past week, I’ve been in Israel as part of the Arzenu delegation [...]
Shabbat Shalom – Friday, October 24, 2025
Our congregation bears the name of Rabbi Stephen S. Wise (1874–1949), a remarkable leader who was an inspiration to our founding rabbi, [...]
Wise Words – Monday, October 20, 2025
A week ago today, we were awake through the night, our hearts racing with joy and disbelief. The hostages were released. We [...]
Shabbat Shalom – Friday, October 17, 2025
It started 26 days after her son was kidnapped from the Nova music festival. Rachel Goldberg-Polin tore a strip of masking tape, wrote [...]